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We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position...

This position leads the Foundational Services (FS) Identity product team, which is responsible for managing Ford Motor Company's global retail identity. This critical product is utilized globally by hundreds of applications, including FordPass, ford.com, and Ford Credit to mention a few. We are making significant investments in emerging technologies and agile business practices to drive innovation in identity, global mobile solutions, and the enhanced vehicle ownership experience. If you are passionate about taking transportation where it has never been before, consider joining our visionary team.

What you'll do...

+ **Team Mentorship & Growth:** Lead and mentor a high-performing team of 15 software engineers, fostering a culture of software craftsmanship and cultivating future technical leaders and subject matter experts.

+ **Cross-Functional Technical Leadership:** Lead and actively participate in cross-team business sessions, providing critical technical leadership and strategic guidance to align identity product development with broader organizational goals.

+ **Strategic Product Roadmapping:** Collaborate closely with product managers to define and evolve the identity product roadmap, translating business requirements into technical vision and actionable development plans.

+ **Goal Alignment & Execution:** Establish clear team goals and objectives that are directly aligned with overall EVDD priorities, ensuring focused effort and measurable impact.

+ **Architectural Leadership:** Spearhead application architecture design and technical solutioning, facilitating collaborative whiteboard sessions and architectural reviews.

+ **Multi-Cloud Development:** Oversee the development and deployment of scalable multi-cloud SpringBoot/Java API microservices, leveraging Azure Container Apps, Azure services, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

+ **Engineering Best Practices:** Champion and enforce modern software engineering best practices, including Test-Driven Development (TDD) and robust Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

+ **System Optimization:** Strategically refactor and optimize existing API/microservices to enhance simplification, efficiency, and long-term maintainability.

+ **Identity Service Expansion:** Lead the integration and expansion of identity provider (IDP) services to bolster authentication, authorization, and user experience capabilities.

+ **Performance Strategy:** Define and architect comprehensive API load and performance strategies, collaborating closely with the dedicated load and performance team for execution and validation.

+ **Code Quality Assurance:** Instill and ensure adherence to Clean Code principles throughout the software development lifecycle, promoting high-quality, readable, and maintainable code.

+ **Collaborative Development:** Foster a culture of collaborative development, leveraging SonarQube for continuous code quality analysis and improvement.

+ **DevOps Orchestration:** Leverage and optimize a robust DevOps tools, including Jenkins, SonarQube, Checkmarx, and GitHub, to streamline software deployment, quality assurance, and lifecycle management.

+ **Agile Leadership:** Drive agile development practices within a dynamic, fast-paced environment, utilizing the agile methodology to optimize workflow, transparency, and continuous delivery.

You'll have...

+ Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a closely related engineering discipline.

+ 5+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, ideally within complex, enterprise-level environments.

+ 3+ years of hands-on development experience demonstrating deep proficiency with Java and the Spring Boot framework.

+ 3+ years of technical leadership experience, having served as an "Anchor" or Team Lead within Agile development teams, with a strong track record of mentoring and upskilling software engineers to elevate their software craftsmanship.

+ 3+ Demonstrated expertise in designing, developing, and deploying large-scale, global APIs on leading cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or similar cloud technology.

+ 1+ year experience in driving and implementing modern Agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, eXtreme Programming) and engineering practices, including Test-Driven Development (TDD), Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), Refactoring, Clean Code principles, and collaborative programming (Pairing/Mobbing).

Even better, you may have...

+ Deep understanding and practical experience with microservices architecture, including optimizing for resiliency, scalability, and performance.

+ Proficient in the full API lifecycle, including developing, versioning, documenting (e.g., Swagger), and publishing APIs using platforms like Apigee and APIM.

+ Hands-on experience leveraging a comprehensive suite of DevOps tools for automation, quality assurance, and security, including Jenkins, SonarQube, CheckMarx, and GitHub.

+ Understanding and practical experience with Identity Products (IDP) such as Azure AD B2C.

ou may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage

• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more

• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases

• Tuition assistance

• Established and active employee resource groups

• Paid time off for individual and team community service

• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a leadership level 6.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/LL6SP2

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-CS2

**Requisition ID** : 52661